In a three-hour conversation with USA TODAY for 60 years of the Monkees, Micky Dolenz shares a detailed oral history of the TV show and the music.

In his final major interview, Mike Nesmith reflected on the Monkees’ collective success and candidly admitted he sometimes felt like a side man to one of the band’s superstars. Best known as a member ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nesmith was born on December 30, 1942, in Houston, Texas. Jones hailed from Manchester, England, born on the same day in 1945.

The Monkees music came from the cream of contemporary songwriters in the ’60s in that period just before songwriters increasingly began to sing their own work. Neil Diamond, Carole King, Tommy Boyce ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In his final major interview, Mike Nesmith reflected on the Monkees’ collective success and candidly admitted he sometimes felt ...